9781857027211 - the calendar: the 5000-year struggle to align the clock and the heavens, and what happened to the missing ten days von duncan, david ewing (25 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Measuring the daily and yearly cycle of the cosmos has never been entirely straightforward. The year 2000 is alternatively the year 2544 (Buddhist), 6236 (Ancient Egyptian), 5761 (Jewish) or simply the Year of the Dragon (Chinese). The story of the creation of the Western calendar, which is related in this book, is a story of emperors and popes, mathematicians and monks, and the growth of scientific calculation to the point where, bizarrely, our measurement of time by atomic pulses is now more accurate than time itself: the Earth is an elderly lady and slightly eccentric - she loses half a second a century. Days have been invented (Julius Caesar needed an extra 80 days in 46BC), lost (Pope Gregory XIII ditched ten days in 1582) and moved (because Julius Caesar had 31 in his month, Augustus determined that he should have the same, so he pinched one from February). Published with the world under threat from chaos arising from the expiry of computer dates after 31st December 1999, this study links politics and religion, astronomy and mathematics, and Cleopatra and Stephen Hawking. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9781857027211.…

First edition. Tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a fine, somewhat dust-dulled and edge-bumped dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 416 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. Subjects; Calendar History. Time History. Cosmology History. Duncan, David Ewing. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xviii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Notes: With a calendar index & a chronology of events. Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-342) and index. Contents: Which Year? -- Prelude: A Net Cast Over Time -- Time Line: A Chronology of Events -- 1. Lone Genius Proclaims the Truth About Time -- 2. Luna: Temptress of Time -- 3. Caesar Embraces the Sun -- 4. Flaming Cross of Gold -- 5. Time Stands Still -- 6. Monks Dream While Counting on Their Fingers -- 7. Charlemagne's Sandglass -- 8. Strange Journey of 365.242199 -- 9. From the House of Wisdom to Darkest Europe -- 10. Latinorum Penuria (The Poverty of the Latins) -- 11. Battle Over Time -- 12. From the Black Death to Copernicus -- 13. Solving the Riddle of Time -- 14. Ten Days Lost For Ever -- 15. Living on Atomic Time. Subjects: Calendar History.Calendar, Gregorian History. Calendar History. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxii, 360p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: Calendar History -- Chronology. Space and time. 1 Kg.

Zustand: Used. pp. 384.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. 'From the earliest recorded date (4236 B.C.), people have tried to organize their lives according to the movements of the sun, moon and stars - and have, for the most part, consistently gotten it wrong. In this volume, David Ewing Duncan takes us on an extraordinary journey through man's reckoning of time, ranging from one of the earliest calendars (a series of markings gouged into an eagle bone 13,000 years ago) to the atomic clocks of today, which measure time too well for an ever slowing Earth.'--BOOK JACKET. DJ. Inscription written on first page; soiling to page edges, small stain to title page. 360 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good/Very Good. First Edition. First Edition (London, 1998). No markings, annotations, or inscriptions. Internally fine. Page block edges sparely marked. Unclipped dust jacket. No tears or conspicuous damage, light local creasing only (principally to the spine head), with some adhesive residue to the back bottom corner, presumably from a previous price sticker. Burgundy cloth with bright gilt titling to the spine. The boards remain clean, sharp, and fine. An excellent reading or study copy, constituting a decent first edition. xx, 360pp. (Full title: 'The Calendar: The 5000-Year Struggle to Align the Clock and the Heavens - and What happened to the Missing Ten Days').…

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Zustand: Used. pp. 384.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 360 pages. Measuring the daily and yearly cycle of the cosmos has never been entirely st raightforward. The year 2000 is alternatively the year 2544 (Buddhist), 6236 (An cient Egyptian), 5761 (Jewish) or simply the Year of the Dragon (Chinese). The s tory of the creation of the Western calendar, which is related in this book, is a story of emperors and popes, mathematicians and monks, and the growth of scien tific calculation to the point where, bizarrely, our measurement of time by atom ic pulses is now more accurate than time itself: the Earth is an elderly lady an d slightly eccentric - she loses half a second a century. Days have been invente d (Julius Caesar needed an extra 80 days in 46BC), lost (Pope Gregory XIII ditch ed ten days in 1582) and moved (because Julius Caesar had 31 in his month, Augus tus determined that he should have the same, so he pinched one from February).…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Very Good (+). First Edition. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or rubbed or creased with slight traces of storage. 360pp. 'The 5000 Year Struggle To Align The Clock And The Heavens - And What Happened To The Missing Ten Days'. The story of the development of the calendar, a tale of science, politics and religion. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 7.25 x 5.25 inches.…

cloth, 360 pp, ills, dustwrappers Perfect copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / Third Print (number line on copyright page 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4). Hardback copy in maroon cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 360pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (49/3). …

Zustand: Very Good.

Zustand: DISCRETO USATO. I. Da revisionare INGLESE Prima edizione del volume. Sovraccoperta leggermente stanca agli angoli e alle estremità del dorso. Legatura con titoli dorati solo al dorso, stanca alle estremità di esso. Pagine ben salde alla cerniera, con ampio margine, lievemente ingialliti i tagli, che presentano fioritura. Presente firma di appartenenza al frontespizio con timbro. Presente qualche sporadica illustrazione in bianco e nero nel testo con didascalia. Numero pagine 360.…